Said to wait a moment, Xu Qinglian made up his mind to let this ignorant boy stand for half an hour. So Xu Qinglian deliberately slowed down the pace of getting up. After he dressed, washed, and tidied up, it was already time.
After spending most of his time, Xu Qinglian wandered to the back door and met Xu An head-on. He said with a proud look on his face: "Is he still outside?"
Xu An whispered: "We are eating noodles at the noodle stall opposite!"
Xu Qinglian frowned and came to the door, only to see a bench lying across the door. A young man was sitting there with his back turned, holding a large bowl of beef noodles in his hand. He was eating deliciously there. It wasn't Hu Xiaotian and someone else.
Which?
When Hu Xiaotian heard the footsteps behind him, he turned around and said with a smile brighter than the morning light: "Master Xu, have you had breakfast?"
Xu Qinglian's face drooped and she didn't look good on him, and shook her head.
Hu Xiaotian raised his voice and said, "Boss, bring me another bowl of noodles!" The noodle stall is right across the street, so it's quite convenient to order takeout.
Xu Qinglian was really dumbfounded. He coughed dryly and said, "Master Hu, as officials of the imperial court, it seems a little inappropriate for us to just sit outside and eat noodles with people coming and going, right?" Although Xu Qinglian's appearance
He doesn't look very good, but he still attaches great importance to his own image. In fact, this is a common problem among officials, and which official doesn't care about his image? Even if he is doing all the dirty things behind the scenes, including male thieves, female prostitutes, and abductions, externally he does not care about his image.
To maintain a bright and upright appearance has been the case throughout the ages.
Hu Xiaotian took a big mouthful of noodles and said: "Master Xu, this is wrong. Food is the most important thing for the people. Although we are officials of the imperial court, we still have to eat and sleep. It's just a bowl of beef noodles on the street. No one knows how to do it."
Just because we ate a bowl of noodles, you can’t say that we are corrupt and take bribes. Life is corrupt, don’t you think?"
At this time, the noodle stall owner brought another bowl of hot beef noodles. Although he had been running a noodle stall here for a while, it was the first time for the county magistrate to eat his noodles. The noodle stall owner couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
I was so excited that my hands started to tremble and I spilled a lot of noodle soup.
Hu Xiaotian took the beef noodles. He gave the noodle stall owner five cents and handed the bowl of beef noodles to Xu Qinglian: "Master Xu, I'm treating you. This beef noodles tastes great."
Xu Qinglian had no choice but to take the bowl of noodles. He had come into contact with a lot of officials, big and small, but this was the first time he saw a person of Hu Xiaotian's style. He sat down next to Hu Xiaotian with the beef noodles and lowered his head to eat.
After eating the noodles, not to mention, the beef noodles taste really good.
The noodle stall owner looked at the scene in front of him across the road. It was really hard to imagine that the county magistrate and the county magistrate were sitting on a long bench together, tasting their own beef noodles. This situation was quite friendly.
Xu Qinglian took a sip of the broth. There was sweat on the tip of his nose, and he looked at the deserted backstreet: "Why didn't Mr. Hu come last night?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Although I really want to meet Mr. Xu, I think that Mr. Xu went out for inspection and had a hard day and should have a good rest at night, so I can only decline your kindness."
Xu Qinglian said nothing and silently dealt with the bowl of beef noodles in front of him, expressing his contempt for Hu Xiaotian in this way. It seems not that easy to deceive Xu Qinglian, who has been in the officialdom for nearly thirty years, with such low-level lies.
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Hu Xiaotian then fell silent and quickly ate the rest of the noodle soup with the bottom of the bowl turned upside down.
Xu Qinglian slowly finished the bowl of noodles and breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's comfortable. I haven't eaten so comfortably for a long time." Then his eyes fell on Hu Xiaotian's young and energetic face: "Master Hu is really considerate.
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Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "There is only one adult in Qingyun, and that is you, Lord Xu. You can just call me Xiao Hu. Otherwise, just call me Xiaotian, which sounds more friendly."
Xu Qinglian cursed in his heart, am I familiar with you? He nodded and said, "Then I will call you Xiaotian."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Master Xu, I have just arrived in Qingyun as an official. I hope that Master Xu will support me in the future."
Xu Qinglian thought to himself, I am at the top of the ninth grade, and you are at the bottom of the ninth grade. If I support you, you will be on an equal footing with me as soon as you rise to half a level. It's not that I don't want to support you, but that I don't have the qualifications. He smiled and said
: "As officials in the same dynasty, they should take care of each other."
Hu Xiaotian said: "When will the meeting begin today, sir?"
Xu Qinglian said: "I heard that you handled several cases in an orderly manner in the court yesterday, and I felt very happy. In the past, everything was all on my shoulders. After you came to Qingyun, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
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Hu Xiaotian chuckled and said, "I will definitely learn more from adults in the future."
Xu Qinglian cursed secretly in his heart, there is no tiger or monkey in the mountain to be called the king. Yesterday I deliberately left you a little space for you to express yourself. Unexpectedly, your true nature was exposed. You wish you could take all my power away. You are young and there is a knife hidden in your smile.
He is a traitor, and he is not a good person at first glance. He scolded Hu Xiaotian in his heart, but with a friendly smile on his face: "My term will expire in one year, and this place belongs to you." No matter what he said.
How reluctant he was, but the facts are the facts. As early as when he learned that a young county magistrate was sent from above, Xu Qinglian already understood that he was here to take over his position. But he did not expect how profound Hu Xiaotian's background was.
, a mere ninth-grade county magistrate was not taken seriously by him at all.
Hu Xiaotian knew very well that he came to Qingyun to serve this time. His father must have encountered an unprecedented political crisis, so he considered sending his only son to Qingyun as an official, just in case his father was in trouble this time.
He suffered a setback during the change of government. Qingyun Mountain is high and the emperor is far away. He may be able to save himself, the only seedling of the Hu family. If dad successfully survives this turmoil, then his history as an official in Qingyun can add to his resume.
This impressive political achievement laid a solid foundation for his rapid rise to prominence in the future.
With different backgrounds, goals are naturally different. Some people cannot look further than their goals in life. For example, Xu Qinglian, all he thinks about all day long is how to maximize the power at hand and how to make as much wealth as possible before retiring and returning home.
.And Hu Xiaotian's eyes are certainly not limited to Qingyun County. He does not even regard Xu Qinglian as his opponent at all. The bird knows the ambition of the swan!
Xu Qinglian did not think that Hu Xiaotian was a swan. He thought that Hu Xiaotian was a bird like himself, and this young man was trying to take food from his bowl. According to the laws of Dakang, the county magistrate was in charge of customs, investigating grievances, and listening
He was in charge of all military and political affairs in a county. The county magistrate was his deputy. The young county magistrate showed aggressive force upon his arrival, and Xu Qinglian naturally felt a strong sense of crisis. There was still one year left in his term.
During this year, he must ensure that his political interests are not violated.
The two of them finished eating the beef noodles and did not leave immediately. Instead, they continued to sit on the long bench in front of the door. Xu Qinglian said: "I heard that you arrested two servants of Wanfu yesterday?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "It is true that these two family members, Ding En, took revenge and framed Wan Tingchang, the eldest son of the Wan family."
Xu Qinglian frowned. What he heard was not this version. Guo Shouguang, the chief clerk, was his confidant. There was no reason to deceive him on this matter. But when Hu Xiaotian said this, did things change again? The background of the Wan family
Deep and powerful, maybe Hu Xiaotian has heard about this matter, so he suddenly changed his attitude? If this is the case, this kid can be considered to be aware of current affairs. Xu Qinglian said: "You don't need to ask about this matter, I will personally
Let’s get to the bottom of it.”
Hu Xiaotian responded, and Xu Qinglian finally couldn't hold it in any longer and showed his official power in front of him. He deliberately said: "Master Xu, do you have anything you can do for me?"
Xu Qinglian said: "Yes, the heavy rains in the past two days destroyed the Qingyun Bridge. This bridge is the only way from Qingyun to Xiezhou and Xizhou. It is inconvenient for people to travel. Go to the scene to see the situation. We will discuss it later.
Let’s discuss how to solve it.”
Hu Xiaotian nodded, but he understood in his heart that Xu Qinglian wanted to marginalize himself and not allow him to stay in the county government. He drove him out of the city the day after he took office.
After Hu Xiaotian and Xu Qinglian parted ways, they walked around to the front gate of the county government office. They saw the chief clerk Guo Shouguang and a group of government officials walking towards them. Guo Shouguang was obviously much more energetic than yesterday. Although he still bowed when he saw Hu Xiaotian, he bowed so low.
The curvature was obviously a bit perfunctory: "Master Hu!"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "It's so early!"
Guo Shouguang said: "Master Xu is going to court today to inquire about the case, so I came early to prepare."
Hu Xiaotian cursed in his heart and asked you, numb, are you planning to overturn and retry the cases that I tried yesterday one by one?
Guo Shouguang said deliberately: "Where are you going, Mr. Hu?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Go outside the city to inspect the damage to Qingyun Bridge."
Guo Shouguang actually knew it well. He had given Xu Qinglian the idea to send this arrogant and arrogant boy out of the yamen, so as not to see him gesticulating here. He said hypocritically: "Master Hu, thank you for your hard work."
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At this time, Murong Feiyan and Liu Kuohai walked out of the yamen. Guo Shouguang couldn't help being slightly startled when he saw Liu Kuohai, and said loudly: "Where are you going?"
Murong Feiyan gave him a cold look and ignored him at all. She came to Hu Xiaotian and cupped her hands: "Master Hu, I brought Liu Kuohai."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Let's go!"
When Guo Shouguang saw Liu Kuohai following them, he quickly stepped forward to follow Hu Xiaotian: "Master Hu, this person is a criminal who went to make trouble in front of Wanfu Gate. What do you think..."
Hu Xiaotian hooked his finger at him, Guo Shouguang came closer, and Hu Xiaotian asked: "Who is more powerful, the chief registrar or the county magistrate?"
"Uh... I don't dare to compare myself with you!" Guo Shouguang said with a heated face.
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "Remember, you'd better leave my affairs alone."
"Well……"
"Also, stay away from me, your mouth really stinks!"
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